DB arrest three with crystal meth, yaba in port city

The Detective Branch of Chattogram Metropolitan Police claimed to have arrested three persons with 80 grammes of crystal meth and 5,000 yaba pills from port city's Bridge Ghata area yesterday.

The arrestees are Md Jalal Ahmed (43), Md Faruk (30) and Md Talal (35).

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CMP Deputy Commissioner (north) Salam Kabir said the three were held following secret information. "This new kind of drug [meth] has been smuggled from Myanmar and later brought to the port city."

The official said one Forkan, a Rohingya residing in Cox's Bazar, supplied the drug to the arrestees a few days ago. "We believe the drug is being smuggled via waterway from Teknaf."

A case was lodged in this connection.

On July 12 and February 24, law enforcers arrested three persons with 975 grammes of meth and two persons with 140 grammes of meth from Patharghata and Khulshi areas respectively.